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Make Your Mom Proud: Confidence and Positivity on the Job

You have entered the Manager’s office.  You feel confident.  You believe that you can get the job.  You did your homework, learned all about the company you will be interviewing with, and feel like you are at the top of your game.  All of a sudden, the Manager comes in…and you quickly turn to mush.   You think that you might not be as prepared as you thought you were.  But this is where the confidence Mom instilled in you shines through.  Right at this point.  You talk to yourself and calm yourself down, because you believe in yourself.  Because you believe that you have a lot to offer.

The Manager asks you questions and you feel good about your answers.  You get the second interview, the third and final interview, and then you get hired.

You call Mom and tell her the good news.  She is ecstatic for you.  You don’t know what to do with yourself.  Enjoy the moment.  Celebrate. You made your Mom proud, and made yourself feel proud too.

Your next goal should be to make yourself irreplaceable in your job.  Simply by having the best attitude and by having the best work ethic.  No one can do as great as you can, because you’ve decided to be awesome at what you do.  That’s how you can position yourself for life – by doing 110% each and every day, by being cordial to your friends and co-workers, and to your companies’ customers, at all times.  You can become the most positive person you know.  Everyone wants to associate themselves with you, because you are so pleasant to be around.

To be told that you are irreplaceable is the best feeling you can experience. Go ahead.  Have that wonderful feeling – and share your irreplaceable accomplishments with us.  And go ahead.  Keep making Mom proud.

1 Comment July 8, 2009


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Mylene Duffy is the founder of the Bilingual Job Fair. She has hired many professionals over the course of her career, and is an advocate for bilingual employment. Mylene did not speak English when she came to live in the States in the early 80’s. She took an intensive English course and enrolled at Syracuse University, where she graduated with a degree in communications. She is now proud to be fully bilingual in English and Spanish.

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